- PROCEDURE FOR ADOPTION OR AMENDMENT
The planning division shall receive all proposals for adoption, amendment, or repeal of the zoning ordinance or zoning map(s). Immediately upon receipt of the proposal, the planning division shall refer the proposal to town council and to the planning board for study and recommendation. The planning board shall, in turn, notify and seek the advice of the planning division, if any, and report to the town council within 45 days after receipt of the proposal, giving its findings and recommendations as prescribed in section 21 of this ordinance.
Any petition, motion, or recommendation for an amendment to this ordinance shall be made in writing, and shall contain the following information:
(1)
A precise description of the proposed amendment or change;
(2)
A precise description of the property which is the subject of the proposed amendment, including its location, exact boundaries, and extent and nature of improvement;
(3)
The full names and addresses of the owners of record and beneficial owners of the subject property;
(4)
The full names and addresses of the owners of all property which abuts the subject property;
(5)
A plan or series of plans, as applicable, showing the following:
a.
The boundaries of the subject property at a scale of one inch = 40 feet or other appropriate scale;
b.
A plan of the boundaries of the zone in which the property is located at a maximum scale of one inch = 800 feet and a copy of the official zoning map depicting the zoning districts within 1,000 feet of the subject property at a scale of one inch = 100 feet;
c.
The location and dimensions of all existing streets, permanent easements and rights-of-way, and utilities located within a radius of 1,000 feet;
d.
The location and boundaries of all waterbodies, fresh[water] and saltwater wetlands, and the setbacks therefrom as required under section 3 of this ordinance;
e.
A listing of all the overlay districts applicable to the subject property, and a delineation of their extents, if applicable, on the subject property at a scale not to exceed one inch = 800 feet;
(6)
An environmental assessment, or, if the proposed amendment is likely to have a significant impact on the environment, a complete environmental impact statement (EIS). Applicants may obtain short and long environmental assessment forms (EAFs) from the planning division of the department of community development (hereafter planning division);
(7)
Any other information which the town council may require.
- PROCEDURE FOR ADOPTION OR AMENDMENT
The planning division shall receive all proposals for adoption, amendment, or repeal of the zoning ordinance or zoning map(s). Immediately upon receipt of the proposal, the planning division shall refer the proposal to town council and to the planning board for study and recommendation. The planning board shall, in turn, notify and seek the advice of the planning division, if any, and report to the town council within 45 days after receipt of the proposal, giving its findings and recommendations as prescribed in section 21 of this ordinance.
Any petition, motion, or recommendation for an amendment to this ordinance shall be made in writing, and shall contain the following information:
(1)
A precise description of the proposed amendment or change;
(2)
A precise description of the property which is the subject of the proposed amendment, including its location, exact boundaries, and extent and nature of improvement;
(3)
The full names and addresses of the owners of record and beneficial owners of the subject property;
(4)
The full names and addresses of the owners of all property which abuts the subject property;
(5)
A plan or series of plans, as applicable, showing the following:
a.
The boundaries of the subject property at a scale of one inch = 40 feet or other appropriate scale;
b.
A plan of the boundaries of the zone in which the property is located at a maximum scale of one inch = 800 feet and a copy of the official zoning map depicting the zoning districts within 1,000 feet of the subject property at a scale of one inch = 100 feet;
c.
The location and dimensions of all existing streets, permanent easements and rights-of-way, and utilities located within a radius of 1,000 feet;
d.
The location and boundaries of all waterbodies, fresh[water] and saltwater wetlands, and the setbacks therefrom as required under section 3 of this ordinance;
e.
A listing of all the overlay districts applicable to the subject property, and a delineation of their extents, if applicable, on the subject property at a scale not to exceed one inch = 800 feet;
(6)
An environmental assessment, or, if the proposed amendment is likely to have a significant impact on the environment, a complete environmental impact statement (EIS). Applicants may obtain short and long environmental assessment forms (EAFs) from the planning division of the department of community development (hereafter planning division);
(7)
Any other information which the town council may require.